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natural gas currently provides 80% of michigan's home heating and also provides 10% of michigan's electricity so there's plenty of room for growth. gas is an important option for midwestern utility can be used. the epa is tightening standards on emissions of mercury and other substance is. this may cause a shutdown of some of the older coal-fired plant. some natural gas we believe is the best option to sell them. by the way, you probably use natural gas in more ways than you know. besides energy, it's about material and fertilizer, plastics and chemicals. this combination means that natural gas plays a role in the production of countless household products. now let's take a look closer at some of its job creation benefits. the barnett's shale trend is located in northeast texas and that has created 100,000 jobs. in south texas, a new field he go for it will create 60,000 jobs by 2020 and so thousands of jobs already exists. the surrounding area is booming for new trilling and increase business across the board from restaurants or grocery stores to hotels. a marsalis trend is located in the no
natural gas currently provides 80% of michigan's home heating and also provides 10% of michigan's electricity so there's plenty of room for growth. gas is an important option for midwestern utility can be used. the epa is tightening standards on emissions of mercury and other substance is. this may cause a shutdown of some of the older coal-fired plant. some natural gas we believe is the best option to sell them. by the way, you probably use natural gas in more ways than you know. besides...
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waves at lake michigan building over 20 feet in spots. so, this is pretty potent storm that is making its way off to the east and the cool down will get its way all the way down to the gulf of mexico. 67 degrees the expected high temperature tomorrow in atlanta and overnight lows across the south, in some spots, will get down into the 40s. but this will kind of hang around the northeast. it is not going to completely clear out over the weekend. some sort of unsettled weather and showers that will just kind of aggravate you a little bit. do want to talk about this briefly, hurricane ophelia, now a strong category 2 storm. it will skim bermuda and potentially hit newfoundland but no where near the u.s. guys, back out to you. >> thanks. justin verlander. torturing him. >>> check of the morning markets, next. it's about 18 minutes after the hour. ford fusion has now been named the most dependable midsize car by jd power and associates. we go to kimberly. any thoughts on this news? i have no idea what's goin on. we are out. what was that? they
waves at lake michigan building over 20 feet in spots. so, this is pretty potent storm that is making its way off to the east and the cool down will get its way all the way down to the gulf of mexico. 67 degrees the expected high temperature tomorrow in atlanta and overnight lows across the south, in some spots, will get down into the 40s. but this will kind of hang around the northeast. it is not going to completely clear out over the weekend. some sort of unsettled weather and showers that...
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democratic caller in michigan. good morning. jesse, are you with us? good morning. caller: good morning. it all depends on what is the definition of appealing to. -- cater to. are we catering to israel? because, you know, i think white people have been catered to since slavery. but look -- host: we are having a hard time understanding you. a lot of static. a republican from south carolina. caller: i wanted to make a quick comment. recently me and a friend went to an italian five-star restaurant. it was awesome. i said you must have great italian chefs. he said, we don't, they are illegal immigrants, because he knows the owner. the democrats pushed these illegal immigrants. they come here and take over good paying jobs. and then what happens? you have them creating the wealth -- the gap between the owner who makes more and more money and save a ton of money, and he ends up making more money and you have the democrats in essence pushing -- they claim there is a gap between the rich and poor and that is part of the problem, by letting in illegal immigrants. now we have
democratic caller in michigan. good morning. jesse, are you with us? good morning. caller: good morning. it all depends on what is the definition of appealing to. -- cater to. are we catering to israel? because, you know, i think white people have been catered to since slavery. but look -- host: we are having a hard time understanding you. a lot of static. a republican from south carolina. caller: i wanted to make a quick comment. recently me and a friend went to an italian five-star...
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. >> he had already made his travel plans to fly back to michigan and spend the christmas holiday with his family. brian's attention to detail had ensured that all the christmas gifts he had meticulously selected for his family had already been bought and sent in the mail prior to his arrival. brian did ultimately come home that christmas. we buried him not far from the house that he was raised in just prior to christmas day. >> his still grieving cousin speaking before the house oversight committee. the committee also heard from atf whistleblowers. >> we weren't giving guns to people who were hunting bear, we were giving guns to people who were killing other humans. >> rather than meet the wolf head on, we sharpened his teeth, added number to his claw. all the while we sad idly by watching, tracking and noting as he became a more efficient and effective predator. >> remember the idea was to give guns to gun runners, to drug runners, to mexican drug cartels, track where those weapons were and ultimately -- ultimately on the mexican side of the border arrest the people and kind of figur
. >> he had already made his travel plans to fly back to michigan and spend the christmas holiday with his family. brian's attention to detail had ensured that all the christmas gifts he had meticulously selected for his family had already been bought and sent in the mail prior to his arrival. brian did ultimately come home that christmas. we buried him not far from the house that he was raised in just prior to christmas day. >> his still grieving cousin speaking before the house...
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. >> he had already made his travel plans to fly back to michigan and spend the christmas holiday with his family. brian's attention to detail had ensured that all the christmas gifts he had meticulously selected for his family had already been bought and sent in the mail prior to his arrival. brian did ultimately come home that christmas. we buried him not far from the house that he was raised in just prior to christmas day. >> his still grieving cousin speaking before the house oversight committee. the committee also heard from atf whistleblowers. >> we weren't giving guns to people who were hunting bear, we were giving guns to people who were killing other humans. >> rather than meet the wolf head-on, we sharpened his teeth, added number to his claw. all the while we sat i'dly by watching, tracking and noting as he became a more efficient and effective predator. >> remember the idea was to give guns to gun runners, to drug runners, to mexican drug cartels, track where those weapons were and ultimately -- ultimately on the mexican side of the border arrest the people and kind of figu
. >> he had already made his travel plans to fly back to michigan and spend the christmas holiday with his family. brian's attention to detail had ensured that all the christmas gifts he had meticulously selected for his family had already been bought and sent in the mail prior to his arrival. brian did ultimately come home that christmas. we buried him not far from the house that he was raised in just prior to christmas day. >> his still grieving cousin speaking before the house...
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i've got the largest -- the plurality of the tea party votes in michigan. that's probably true in new hampshire, as well. and the polls aren't accurate at this stage, but i'm getting good support, and i've got a lot of very conservative folks supporting me and people more towards the middle and across the spectrum. >> you know, eric erickson, red state, obviously conservative website. eric writes this, and you hear a lot of chattering out there from conservatives who say at the end of the day, it's glaringly clear that romney is not one of us. talking about the conservatives. and he isn't the best candidate for this position. as rick perry said the night before, he's obama-like, but we need something to articulate the case against. he finished by saying romney fired more people than he hired in the private sector. let's start with the last charge first and go back to the bigger question about you and the conservative movement. did you fire more people than you hired in the private sector? >> i'm afraid he's only off by maybe tens of thousands, maybe over 10
i've got the largest -- the plurality of the tea party votes in michigan. that's probably true in new hampshire, as well. and the polls aren't accurate at this stage, but i'm getting good support, and i've got a lot of very conservative folks supporting me and people more towards the middle and across the spectrum. >> you know, eric erickson, red state, obviously conservative website. eric writes this, and you hear a lot of chattering out there from conservatives who say at the end of the...
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harry, michigan. caller: we have a president, a strong president that has been fighting hard to do these things. the first time that our president, barack obama, stepped into office, mitch mcconnell and john von declared war on him. we have a president that is working hard. republicans keep bringing down the country, because they want the country to fail, because we have a strong president that was doing the right thing. the tea party really wanted to do something that was the american. and american jobs plan, putting a million people back to work in six months. that is all that they have to do. they have to stop following mitch mcconnell. these guys have been in the house for over 50 years. host: here is an e-mail from a viewer that questions the premise of our question, or the ."estion from "usa today "who said the government is broken. broken and how? stephanie, good morning. caller: first, the government is supposed to be of the people, by the people, and for the people. we are supposed to recogni
harry, michigan. caller: we have a president, a strong president that has been fighting hard to do these things. the first time that our president, barack obama, stepped into office, mitch mcconnell and john von declared war on him. we have a president that is working hard. republicans keep bringing down the country, because they want the country to fail, because we have a strong president that was doing the right thing. the tea party really wanted to do something that was the american. and...
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five days ahead of the game with michigan, one of the greatest rivalries in the country, they fire their coach. they're infuriated by this decision. the expression of public anger took the form of one of those college sports moments that makes our executive, bill wolf cry at meetings when he tries to explain them. hours after coach earl bruce was fired, 150 members of the ohio state marching band marched to earl bruce's house and serenaded their old devastated coach with ohio state fight songs. ♪ the whole state of michigan ♪ we're from ohio >> coach earl bruce was not a man who wants to reveal his emotions.open with the band on his lawn. five days later ohio state traveled to michigan and somehow beat their arch rivals and the buckeye players carried coach earl bruce off the field on their shoulders. serenading leads to weeping, leads to upset victory and redemption. earl bruce's week in november 1987 was the standard in which tearful marching band stories must, must be judged. the best thing in the world is right up there with it. it's maybe even as good. best new thing in the worl
five days ahead of the game with michigan, one of the greatest rivalries in the country, they fire their coach. they're infuriated by this decision. the expression of public anger took the form of one of those college sports moments that makes our executive, bill wolf cry at meetings when he tries to explain them. hours after coach earl bruce was fired, 150 members of the ohio state marching band marched to earl bruce's house and serenaded their old devastated coach with ohio state fight songs....
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good year for fugitive finders. [ male announcer ] this...is jet's pizza -- sterling heights, michigan. in here, food is inspected, perfected and occasionally rejected. with a customized mobile app developed with at&t, jet's food inspectors can share data in real time -- so what used to take two weeks, now takes two hours. faster feedback means better food and happy people. it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. call at&t and see what we can do for your business. ♪ your core competency is...competency. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm getting an upgrade. [ male announcer ] as you wish, business pro. as you wish. go national. go like a pro. now through january earn a free day with every two rentals. find out more at nationalcar.com. that is better than today. since 1894, ameriprise financial has been working hard for their clients' futures. never taking a bailout. helping generations achieve dreams. buy h
good year for fugitive finders. [ male announcer ] this...is jet's pizza -- sterling heights, michigan. in here, food is inspected, perfected and occasionally rejected. with a customized mobile app developed with at&t, jet's food inspectors can share data in real time -- so what used to take two weeks, now takes two hours. faster feedback means better food and happy people. it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. call at&t and see what we can do for...
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sterling heights, michigan. in here, food is inspected, perfected and occasionally rejected. with a customized mobile app developed with at&t, jet's food inspectors can share data in real time -- so what used to take two weeks, now takes two hours. faster feedback means better food and happy people. it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. call at&t and see what we can do for your business. ♪ the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ >>> at the start of tonight's show we put a live picture of a podium at a stage at the reagan library in california where governor christie gaf a boil plate speech about president reagan. why some many cameras? the whole national media was tl to find out what governo
sterling heights, michigan. in here, food is inspected, perfected and occasionally rejected. with a customized mobile app developed with at&t, jet's food inspectors can share data in real time -- so what used to take two weeks, now takes two hours. faster feedback means better food and happy people. it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. call at&t and see what we can do for your business. ♪ the world needs more energy. where's it going to come...
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the gentleman from michigan was right. we are like argentina. we are like greece. there are very few people -- some of the tea party people, they are not the only responsible people up there now i can see. there are a few others, but most of them could care less. they want a vote and they will do anything for a vote. for me, that has been the saddest thing to sit and watch for 78 years. guest: will rogers said there is only one in her early criminal class in america and that was the politicians. the sentiments we hear today are not new sentiments, but they've taken on an edge and a banker we haven't seen in the last 30 or 40 years. americans are afraid, all they're afraid they're going to lose their jobs or lose their homes. you are a 45-rolled man who has done everything right, you have done everything and lose your job, there's a good chance you are not going to be rehired for that job. somebody younger will get that job if and when a becomes available because the company will save money. we are creating a class of people, long-term unemployed, that we have not h
the gentleman from michigan was right. we are like argentina. we are like greece. there are very few people -- some of the tea party people, they are not the only responsible people up there now i can see. there are a few others, but most of them could care less. they want a vote and they will do anything for a vote. for me, that has been the saddest thing to sit and watch for 78 years. guest: will rogers said there is only one in her early criminal class in america and that was the...
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the gentleman from michigan is right, we are like argentina, we are like greece. there are very few people -- some of the tea party people are about the only responsible people up there now that i can see. there are a few others, but most of them could care less. they want a vote, and they will do anything for a vote. to me that has been the saddest thing to sit and watch for 78 years. guest: will rogers says there is only one inherently criminal class in america, and that is politicians. the sentiments we hear today are not real new sentiments, but they have taken on the edge and anchor we're not seen in the past 30 or 40 years. americans are afraid there were to lose their jobs and homes. if you are 45-year-old man who has done everything right -- have a couple of kids come to make payments on your house and you lose your job, there is a very good chance you will not be rehired for that job. as someone younger will get the job when and if it becomes available, because the company will save money on that. we are creating a class of people, long-term unemployed th
the gentleman from michigan is right, we are like argentina, we are like greece. there are very few people -- some of the tea party people are about the only responsible people up there now that i can see. there are a few others, but most of them could care less. they want a vote, and they will do anything for a vote. to me that has been the saddest thing to sit and watch for 78 years. guest: will rogers says there is only one inherently criminal class in america, and that is politicians. the...
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the michigan survey has gone down in terms of showing consumer confidence, and keeps going down. it correlates a little bit with some of the actions in congress. i think there was a sense maybe that one of the dips in consumer confidence had to do with the impact of the debate over the debt ceiling and some of the wrangling in congress. however, you would maybe think that effect would be diminished now in people's minds, but we have not seen a big resurgence of confidence. confidence is important. from a monetary policy perspective, policy worked through the development and setting of expectations. if you have a sense that things are going to be bad and stay bad, and never return to the way of life you have come to expect, you will engage in different kinds of behavior. you may not spend, if you have a sense you're going to lose your job, or your income is not going to go up. it may very well affect how you make your spending decisions. you can see in that scenario that confidence could be at such a low that it could overwhelm people sense of consumption -- people's sense of cons
the michigan survey has gone down in terms of showing consumer confidence, and keeps going down. it correlates a little bit with some of the actions in congress. i think there was a sense maybe that one of the dips in consumer confidence had to do with the impact of the debate over the debt ceiling and some of the wrangling in congress. however, you would maybe think that effect would be diminished now in people's minds, but we have not seen a big resurgence of confidence. confidence is...
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the michigan survey has gone down in terms of showings for consumer confidence and keeps going down. correlates with a little of some of the actions in congress, so there was a sense that one of the dips and consumer confidence had to do with the effects of the impact over the debt ceiling and some of the wrangling in congress. however, he would maybe think that that effect would be diminished now in people's minds, but we have not seen a big resurgence of confidence. confidence is very important because from a monetary policy perspective monetary policy works through to the belmont and setting of expectations. and if you have a sense that things are going to be bad and are qantas the bad and are never going to return to the way of life that you come to expect, you will engage in different kinds of behaviors. you may not spend if you have a sense that you are going to lose your job or your income is not want to go up. affect howy well e you major spending decisions, and you can see in that scenario that confidence could be at such a low that they could overwhelm people sense of consu
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chair thinks the gentleman and recoizes the chair, the ranking member emeritus of the full committee, michigan for five minutes for questions. >> mr. chairman, thank you for your courtesy and for holding this hearing. let me begin by asking this question yes orno. do you have authority at the fda for any of the requirements with regard to efficacy from good manufacturing practices or safety, yes or no in the event of a shortage? >> yes. >> you do have it? >> we have the authority to have flexibility in how we implement the regulations. regulatory discretion. >> i would like to add a further answer on that particular point. >> but the requirements are the same how one who reaches them is fxible. >> i would like to have a further statement on that we understand what the authority is. it's my understanding the fda has been working to address shortages of the medically necessary approach. can you please define what medically necessary means? >> medically necessary is defined as a product used to treat or prevent serio diseases and conditions to know the product available to act as a substitute. >>
chair thinks the gentleman and recoizes the chair, the ranking member emeritus of the full committee, michigan for five minutes for questions. >> mr. chairman, thank you for your courtesy and for holding this hearing. let me begin by asking this question yes orno. do you have authority at the fda for any of the requirements with regard to efficacy from good manufacturing practices or safety, yes or no in the event of a shortage? >> yes. >> you do have it? >> we have the...
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battle creek, michigan. you are on the "washington journal." guest: i wonder how we protect the people like the lady who was manufacturing the aprons and then someone stole her idea. how do we publicize the name of her company so that we can give our business to her? guest: good question. the nice thing about the internet, social media, twitter -- right now, as we speak, there is a whole side conversation going on where the real information about what is going on with entrepreneurs can go out. we are at @leanstartup at all times on twitter. a startup is not an idea. a startup is an organization that creates a product under conditions that we call extreme uncertainty. it is not just having a great idea. it is a kind of management, a special kind for these new, innovative products. host: our last call for eric comes from colorado springs, colorado. caller: when i went to school, they said that more than 80% of small businesses fail in the first year. it's not going to lead to a lot of unpaid loans -- isn't that going to lead to a lot of unpaid lo
battle creek, michigan. you are on the "washington journal." guest: i wonder how we protect the people like the lady who was manufacturing the aprons and then someone stole her idea. how do we publicize the name of her company so that we can give our business to her? guest: good question. the nice thing about the internet, social media, twitter -- right now, as we speak, there is a whole side conversation going on where the real information about what is going on with entrepreneurs...
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ohio, indiana, illinois, michigan and wisconsin. five states that composed an area bigger than all of france. hugely important part of our country. it's always, ever since. that charter, that law passed by that supposedly inadequate congress did two things that neither -- neither of which the constitution did. one, it said there will be public education. two, there will be no slavery. in other words, we had banned slavery in just huge part of the united states before we even wrote the constitution. and that's the kind of thing were better known and more appreciated. because the people who did that really pulled off something magnificent and brave. brave. i'm very interested in bravery. not just bravery in battle but bravery with ideas, integrity and a willingness -- a willingness to go down to the feet if it's the right thing to do. the fact that john adams did not lead us into a war with france when we would have been headed for disaster deserves more credit. we need to judge more of these people not what they didn't do. not what t
ohio, indiana, illinois, michigan and wisconsin. five states that composed an area bigger than all of france. hugely important part of our country. it's always, ever since. that charter, that law passed by that supposedly inadequate congress did two things that neither -- neither of which the constitution did. one, it said there will be public education. two, there will be no slavery. in other words, we had banned slavery in just huge part of the united states before we even wrote the...
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. >> sarah vowell is our guest and the first call for her comes from michigan. good morning you are on book tv on c-span2. >> caller: hello. thank you very much. i'd like to ask ms. vowell if she thinks that this western as -- westernization ms. moore religious and cultural what they called the white man's beard or was it just commercial people basically to make money, commercialization. >> it's the united states, you don't have to choose. because you have these missionaries and you have these commercial sailors, you have both been going on at once. those missionaries, especially the early ones, they weren't quite idealistic and the accomplished a lot just in terms of literacy, so culturally -- ayman the interesting thing about what the did sites teaching more or less the entire population to read within a generation and 19th century hawaii was maybe the most literate country on earth because of their efforts, and as a consequence those missionaries taught the first generation of hawaii and writers and historians to write and so that the same time they are tryin
. >> sarah vowell is our guest and the first call for her comes from michigan. good morning you are on book tv on c-span2. >> caller: hello. thank you very much. i'd like to ask ms. vowell if she thinks that this western as -- westernization ms. moore religious and cultural what they called the white man's beard or was it just commercial people basically to make money, commercialization. >> it's the united states, you don't have to choose. because you have these missionaries...
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next call from michigan, go ahead. >> caller: i published a newspaper, we've been publishing the "michigan bulletin" for 17 years here, and my dad is one of those people who i remember as a kid went down south, and he would bring people up on the car. on changeover, drove down, picked up the guys out of alabama, and they are still here in the community, and they are like me, their kids are first generation from the south, and their kids' kids now are here. i appreciate you hying -- highlighted that. we didn't talk about it, but we did it. the other part is we have third generation now at dispute, fighting each other. they don't know each other, don't know the roots of the families that were connected in the south, and i'm wondering, what do we do? ship them south because there's limited opportunity here, education has been decreasing, and the opportunity for work like detroit are terrible, or do we stick it out? stay, redo the institutions, restack the churches, come out with our own measures and demands on community to make the adjustments for us and fight for our place in the sun here or
next call from michigan, go ahead. >> caller: i published a newspaper, we've been publishing the "michigan bulletin" for 17 years here, and my dad is one of those people who i remember as a kid went down south, and he would bring people up on the car. on changeover, drove down, picked up the guys out of alabama, and they are still here in the community, and they are like me, their kids are first generation from the south, and their kids' kids now are here. i appreciate you hying...
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in michigan, we have a 10% unemployment rate. it is basically because of cars, foreign trade policies that we agreed to come and we need to start taking care of our own here in the united states. the person who said a president obama needed be criticized for taking a vacation, our legislature took two months off in the summertime. thank you c-span and thank you to mr. parker. guest: i want to respond, if i may. i love the advertising campaign for detroit because it shows that this country has muscle. the state of michigan has muscle. the american car industry is coming back. if you look at what we did bailing out gm. look of the number of people who kept their jobs. gm is coming back and they are profitable. the cars look good, look powerful, muscular, american. i am proud of what this country did to keep gm going. hopefully it will have an impact on michigan. host: roxburgh, n.c. caller: when bill clinton passed nafta, the industry's went to mexico. on top of that, there are mexicans all over the place imported so all of the bla
in michigan, we have a 10% unemployment rate. it is basically because of cars, foreign trade policies that we agreed to come and we need to start taking care of our own here in the united states. the person who said a president obama needed be criticized for taking a vacation, our legislature took two months off in the summertime. thank you c-span and thank you to mr. parker. guest: i want to respond, if i may. i love the advertising campaign for detroit because it shows that this country has...
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now, the full chairman of energy and commerce, a distinguished gentleman from michigan, mr. upton, is recognized for five minutes. >> in 1963, there was a great train robbery in england. at the time, it might have been the largest highest ever. because of its cleverness, the legend continues. the tape was 2.6 million pounds, about $7.5 million in 1963 dollars. now we have our modern-day great train robbery, but we have of iced over half a billion dollars, and possibly willing collaborators and co- conspirators of the u.s. government who rushed out a $535 million loan to solyndra. it is a very sad commentary that we met resistance every step of the way as this subcommittee has tried to seek answers to basic questions overseeing the approval process of this project. we finally had to resort to a subpoena, and at the outright resistance to getting answers that both of you two witnesses assured us only last week he would provide. let me warn you and other folks involved in this taxpayer ripoff -- we are not done. no, we're not. solyndra was the very first company to receive a lo
now, the full chairman of energy and commerce, a distinguished gentleman from michigan, mr. upton, is recognized for five minutes. >> in 1963, there was a great train robbery in england. at the time, it might have been the largest highest ever. because of its cleverness, the legend continues. the tape was 2.6 million pounds, about $7.5 million in 1963 dollars. now we have our modern-day great train robbery, but we have of iced over half a billion dollars, and possibly willing...
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lake superior, lake hereon, lake michigan, lake erie and lake ontario make up the largest freshwater system in the entire world. our great lakes hold 95% of america's freshwater and 20% of the freshwater on the planet. over 30 million people rely on the great lakes for their drinking water. there's an estimated 1.5 million jobs that are directly connected to the great lakes and these jobs generate $62 billion in wages. over 40 years ago this critical ecosystem and economic engine was on the verge of collapse. "time" magazine reported in august, 1969, that lake erie was in danger of dying by suffocation. the days when polluters dumped toxic chemicals into the air and water without consequence are over. because of the responsible cleanup policies like the clean air act, the health of the great lakes has improved. but threats to the great lakes have not disappeared. air pollutants like mercury are emitted from power plants and continue to fall on the ground, wash into the water and build up in quantities that threaten the brain development of young children and place limits on the amoun
lake superior, lake hereon, lake michigan, lake erie and lake ontario make up the largest freshwater system in the entire world. our great lakes hold 95% of america's freshwater and 20% of the freshwater on the planet. over 30 million people rely on the great lakes for their drinking water. there's an estimated 1.5 million jobs that are directly connected to the great lakes and these jobs generate $62 billion in wages. over 40 years ago this critical ecosystem and economic engine was on the...
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one pending application would support investments at 11 plants in illinois, indiana, michigan and ohio. the company employs over 56,000 workers having added 9,000 new workers in 2009. some of these jobs will be at risk because of this offset. this is not the time to put american manufacturing jobs at risk. and that is why the national association of manufacturers expressed their support for the program in a letter to the senate dated september 223 noting that the program is an example of what government industry partners can accomplish and has helped and create thousands of auto sector jobs. the n.a.m. believes the funding atvm will hurt manufacturers and their employees and the chamber of commerce agrees with them. now i think it's time to stay with our position and vote no and get a clean c.r. that's what i asked the committee to do. we need a clean c.r. and don't need this offset and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from kentucky. . mr. rogers: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from virginia,
one pending application would support investments at 11 plants in illinois, indiana, michigan and ohio. the company employs over 56,000 workers having added 9,000 new workers in 2009. some of these jobs will be at risk because of this offset. this is not the time to put american manufacturing jobs at risk. and that is why the national association of manufacturers expressed their support for the program in a letter to the senate dated september 223 noting that the program is an example of what...
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former michigan governor jennifer granholm joins us next to defend her push for alternative energy. at her side, her husband. >> plus, they hit the road in the worst weather imaginable. we're meeting the ladies of ice road truckers. are you ready for that? >> of course. ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. we're off to a good start. but now it'time to go to the next level. so let's do a little detective work. pick up what we need. roll out... caulk...and install. and pretty soon, we're seeing the fruits of our labor right there at our bottom line. more saving. moreoing. that's the power of the home depot. owens corning ecotouch attic insulation is only $9.97 a roll. >> quick headlines now. nfl players jerome simpson and anthony collins detained by authorities after a package of marijuana is delivered to simpson's kentucky home. the cincinnati bengals players haven't been arr
former michigan governor jennifer granholm joins us next to defend her push for alternative energy. at her side, her husband. >> plus, they hit the road in the worst weather imaginable. we're meeting the ladies of ice road truckers. are you ready for that? >> of course. ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value...
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congressman upton wanted five clean energy projects in michigan. representative cliff stearns asked for a battery manufacturing plant in florida. these requests for funding came from the same program that have been discussed being cut the last two days. i ask unanimous consent to insert this in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. slaughter: i urge all of my colleagues to stand by your beliefs. if you thought the bill was wrong yesterday, there is no reason to think the bill is better today. virtually nothing has changed. i urge my colleagues to oppose this rule and flawed bill and reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: i would like to say when ms. pelosi was speaker of the house of representatives, my friend from rochester was chairman of the rules committee and hurricane katrina was offset. i urge my colleagues to offset and i reserve. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, a member of the committee on rules, mr. m
congressman upton wanted five clean energy projects in michigan. representative cliff stearns asked for a battery manufacturing plant in florida. these requests for funding came from the same program that have been discussed being cut the last two days. i ask unanimous consent to insert this in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. slaughter: i urge all of my colleagues to stand by your beliefs. if you thought the bill was wrong yesterday, there is no reason to think the...
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. >>> take a look at this car in michigan blown to pieces. authorities are saying this could be the work of a car bomb leaving one man and two minors seriously wounded. few details being released. this explosion reportedly happened late tuesday afternoon in the town of monroe, south of detroit. local police and federal agents are collecting evidence. no word on who could be responsible. >>> spoiler alert right now. we're about to tell you who got booted off the "dancing with the stars" last night. i think jerry springer on our set, he was on "dancing with the stars," but he's not going to spoil it for you. i am. >> brian: i thought you were talking about chaz bono. >> gretchen: in case you're wonderingering who that is, thas l.a. lakers star ron artest who changed his name to meta world peace. took his elimination like a champ and celebrated like he actually won. >> brian: he evidently did not know the rules and he showed it. in the end, he wanted 12 points when the maximum was exceeding the 12 points. he's gone on a show he didn't watch. >>
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atf, michigan state police and monroe city police here in michigan, monroe, michigan. and we're trying to determine exactly what kind of explosive device it was, kind of put the pieces together. we're still going over the vehicle and trying to gather all the evidence we can from the vehicle. we are interviewing and reinterviewing and, we hope it will take us in the direction that we need to get in. jenna: some reports saying this is an attorney and his sons. can you confirm that for us? >> i can not confirm that. there are questions, so many things we're trying to keep close to the vest because that may factor into which way we go in this investigation. jenna: certainly understandable right now. our viewers want to be reassured whether or not this is terrorism? is there any indication that terrorism is at work here? >> there's no indication at all that terrorism was involved. we heard that also concerning several different --, there is no indication, i can assure your public and your listeners and your viewers that there's no indication of terrorism at all at this time
atf, michigan state police and monroe city police here in michigan, monroe, michigan. and we're trying to determine exactly what kind of explosive device it was, kind of put the pieces together. we're still going over the vehicle and trying to gather all the evidence we can from the vehicle. we are interviewing and reinterviewing and, we hope it will take us in the direction that we need to get in. jenna: some reports saying this is an attorney and his sons. can you confirm that for us?...
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one pending application would support investment at 11 plants in illinois, indiana, michigan, and ohio. the company employs over 56,000 workers and they're adding nearly 9,000 new workers since 2009. some of the jobs will be at risk by using this offset. this is not the time to put american manufacturing jobs at risk. if you want to make it in america, you can't take away this funding. if there's one thing we've learned on the economic forefront, it's that we need a growth policy, we don't need a cut policy. cut and grow just ain't so. and i would point out that we need to get people back to work, we need -- and the way you to that is programs like this that are going to hire people instead of fire people. we have been doing a lot of firing and it hasn't worked. when are we going to wake up? when is the majority party going to realize that we've got to do something to create growth and stimulate the economy and put people back to work? the only way we're going to get the deficit down is to bring unemployment down. this is an employment program, it should be supported. we should defeat
one pending application would support investment at 11 plants in illinois, indiana, michigan, and ohio. the company employs over 56,000 workers and they're adding nearly 9,000 new workers since 2009. some of the jobs will be at risk by using this offset. this is not the time to put american manufacturing jobs at risk. if you want to make it in america, you can't take away this funding. if there's one thing we've learned on the economic forefront, it's that we need a growth policy, we don't need...
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levin: from michigan. mr. woodall: we'll have this discussion not on a $1,043,000,000,000,000 continuing resolution and not even on a half trillion dollar continuing resolution but on the energy and water appropriations bill. mr. levin: ok. will the gentleman yield? mr. woodall: i have this great wish for this house, mr. speaker, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i want to yield myself 10 seconds to say that i said in my opening statement that this program has already yielded 39,000 jobs, on its way to 60,000 which will not be able to be met because we are using this as the offset. i am happy to yield two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey who suffered great damage in the hurricane, mr. pascrell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. mr. pascrell: look, we're all americans. we're not democrats, republicans. we had 5,000 peop
levin: from michigan. mr. woodall: we'll have this discussion not on a $1,043,000,000,000,000 continuing resolution and not even on a half trillion dollar continuing resolution but on the energy and water appropriations bill. mr. levin: ok. will the gentleman yield? mr. woodall: i have this great wish for this house, mr. speaker, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr....
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he is in michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. i have a comment about the two gop leaders, mitt romney and rick perry, stating the fact ult. obama is to fall why do the republicans think obama's responsible for everything that goes on in the world? without the gop, the senate, the house, he could do nothing. host: john, a republican in massachusetts. what is the role of the u.n. in world affairs? caller: i'm going to change from republican to independent. the role of the u.n. is where all the puppet masters of all the corporations and all the rich people go down there to basically try to find ways to get their point across, but then they go back and they manipulate their people in their countries and then you have the united states. we have to have the patriot act when we are doing business with these people all over the world. then you wonder why the government is always underfunded when it comes to the epa or any thing, because these corporations have to dump and pollute. when you sue them, they want to limit the lawsuits to a s
he is in michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. i have a comment about the two gop leaders, mitt romney and rick perry, stating the fact ult. obama is to fall why do the republicans think obama's responsible for everything that goes on in the world? without the gop, the senate, the house, he could do nothing. host: john, a republican in massachusetts. what is the role of the u.n. in world affairs? caller: i'm going to change from republican to independent. the role of the u.n. is where...
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they republican in michigan. are republicans in michigan. caller: i think we need to change the tactics. these are the tactics used in japan. two nuclear weapons and the whole country surrendered unconditionally. the use of tactical weapons in this camp, if it had been a nuclear bomb six years ago, it would not be operating at all, ever. host: let's talk about the point of switching tactics. guest: u.s. forces are fighting a counter insurgency, whawhich is very different from what the calller mentioned. this character insurgency warfare places a premium of the current population centers. women over the local population with the element projects. and with resources and showing them what the government can do to bring the resources. the problem with this area is the previous commander made the decision to pull out of some of these smaller outposts in the area. he said why don't we concentrate on the population centers? we've seen what has happened with the smaller outposts being overrun with taliban forces. so they did, and i think the soldier
they republican in michigan. are republicans in michigan. caller: i think we need to change the tactics. these are the tactics used in japan. two nuclear weapons and the whole country surrendered unconditionally. the use of tactical weapons in this camp, if it had been a nuclear bomb six years ago, it would not be operating at all, ever. host: let's talk about the point of switching tactics. guest: u.s. forces are fighting a counter insurgency, whawhich is very different from what the calller...
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the gentleman from michigan. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i am very pleased to see that we are having proper oversight. it is my hope that as the go forward, if the majority has evidence of wrongdoing, they will present it to us so they can -- so we can take action. solyndra first applied in 2006 when president bush was still in office is that correct? >> yes, sir. i understand that you have people that work would then allow an office and do the due diligence. are these people political appointees? >> no, sir. >> they are career. >> and analysts and advisers. >> >> is it your assessment that it was awarded based upon the project proposal and not on any political influence? you are under oath. >> to the best of my knowledge, yes. >> ok. non-political career department of energy employees recommended a timetable to ward's solyndra a guaranteed loan. >> the career staff identified the time frame after having brought it forward in the first credit committee and produced at that time, yes. >> let's fast-forward to the year 2010 when solyndra appr
the gentleman from michigan. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i am very pleased to see that we are having proper oversight. it is my hope that as the go forward, if the majority has evidence of wrongdoing, they will present it to us so they can -- so we can take action. solyndra first applied in 2006 when president bush was still in office is that correct? >> yes, sir. i understand that you have people that work would then allow an office and do the due diligence. are these people...
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michigan, sarah on our line for democrats. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. caller: i think the importance of the constitution in my everyday life is beautiful. i love it. i acknowledge a lot of the callers that have called in and saying the mind state of the forefathers, and how includes africans. as an african now it applies to us. it's a living, breathing, document. and so there's definitely a deep appreciation in it. but one caller said now gives us the same right as a white man who may be a descendant of one of the forefathers. so it's a beautiful document and if you read it and interpret it and find beauty in it then you can bring it into your life and find beauty in your life. so i love it. host: and the "washington post" this morning. apec's north carolina, karen on our line for republicans. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. the constitution is a great document. i disagree with some of the fellow americans that have called in and said that it does not include all races. just because some of them were slay owners does not mean they we
michigan, sarah on our line for democrats. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. caller: i think the importance of the constitution in my everyday life is beautiful. i love it. i acknowledge a lot of the callers that have called in and saying the mind state of the forefathers, and how includes africans. as an african now it applies to us. it's a living, breathing, document. and so there's definitely a deep appreciation in it. but one caller said now gives us the same right as a white man who...
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miller of michigan, mr. smith of nebraska, mr. huizenga of michigan, mr. meeks of new york, ms. slaughter of new york, mr. welch of vermont and mr. larsen of washington. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. shuster, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. shuster: i thank the speaker. today i rise to honor the distinguished service of my good friend, his excellency, yasher aliev who was appointed by the president as ambassador. i'm proud to serve as the co-chairman of azerbajan. located in a geopolitically location between russia and iran, it is a predominantly muslim population which has been home to vibrant christian and jewish communities. they opened caspian energy and has emerged as a key player for global energy security. on the security front, immediately after 9/11, it was among the first to offer strong support and assistance to the united states. it participated in operations in kosovo and iraq and is actively engaged in afghanistan having recently doubled
miller of michigan, mr. smith of nebraska, mr. huizenga of michigan, mr. meeks of new york, ms. slaughter of new york, mr. welch of vermont and mr. larsen of washington. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. shuster, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. shuster: i thank the speaker. today i rise to honor the distinguished service of my good friend, his excellency, yasher aliev...
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host: will go to michigan. caller: i can solve all of your problems. i have come up with a new tax plan. it is so easy. host: we are holding on. caller: ok, there will be only one that loophole for charity. we all know that at the end of the year, the rich figure out their taxes and get a bunch of money to charity in december. i think that should stay. as far as what they are talking about -- guest: we missed the planet. host: only one deduction for charity. guest: it is sort of econ 101. i go back to something interesting and earlier caller mentioned. it is important to have a large nonprofit charitable sector in the united states. it makes a difference. it does not just come from the government, as it does in a lot of countries in europe. it comes from a very large charitable sector in the united states. americans, of course, are very generous. guest: i think we are not that far apart on this. it is useful, the effect is probably exaggerated by charities that are concerned about what the impact would be if they got rid of the deduction. i think they
host: will go to michigan. caller: i can solve all of your problems. i have come up with a new tax plan. it is so easy. host: we are holding on. caller: ok, there will be only one that loophole for charity. we all know that at the end of the year, the rich figure out their taxes and get a bunch of money to charity in december. i think that should stay. as far as what they are talking about -- guest: we missed the planet. host: only one deduction for charity. guest: it is sort of econ 101. i go...
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>> i'm from michigan. i'm up here to help them beat this bill. i'm from michigan. football don't matter when it comes to this. >> look, the banksters on wall street caused this economic downturn and they're taking it out on the victims. we're the victims of this. we have people like the mayor and governor want to take it out of the victims who are victims of the economic downturn. >> you know what? if there's one message i would like our audience to take tonight from this show is that debate is healthy. and when you go out and talk to folks, is it's a lot different
>> i'm from michigan. i'm up here to help them beat this bill. i'm from michigan. football don't matter when it comes to this. >> look, the banksters on wall street caused this economic downturn and they're taking it out on the victims. we're the victims of this. we have people like the mayor and governor want to take it out of the victims who are victims of the economic downturn. >> you know what? if there's one message i would like our audience to take tonight from this show...
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. >> meanwhile, michigan now making doctors report your kids to the state if they are fat. republican governor rick snyder announcing a plan today that would require pediatricians to enter obese children's weight and body mass index, the bmi, into a state registry so it can be tracked. the kids' identities would remain anonymous. however, some are still concerned that the government is overstepping its bounds. and those are the headlines. gretch, over to you. >> thank you, steve. this heart wrenching photo showing man's best friend, the navy seals dog remaining by his master's side during an emotional funeral. chief petty officer john tumelson was killed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan last month and his labrador retriever hawkeye captured the public's emotions by laying on the floor near the casket keeping a watchful eye. from davenport, iowa, this morning i'm joined by john's family, his mom kathy and his sisters and they're with us to help honor a true hero this morning. good morning to all three of you and my heart and my prayers and everything about everyone here
. >> meanwhile, michigan now making doctors report your kids to the state if they are fat. republican governor rick snyder announcing a plan today that would require pediatricians to enter obese children's weight and body mass index, the bmi, into a state registry so it can be tracked. the kids' identities would remain anonymous. however, some are still concerned that the government is overstepping its bounds. and those are the headlines. gretch, over to you. >> thank you, steve....
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senator stabenow from michigan has been very involved. senator graham from south carolina, a republican, has been very involved in understanding that these kinds of currency manipulations undermine american jobs -- cost us american jobs, undermine our economy. this bill would make sure that the designation would ensure the government has the tools to respond on behalf of american manufacturers and workers by imposing these counterveiling duties on subsidized exports. it's simple, straightforward, it's achievable. addressing currency manipulation would decrease our budget deficit up to $70 billion a year. somewhere between $500 billion and $800 billion over ten years is sustained. addressing our trade deficits should be part of the debate in reducing our budget deficit. if we're going to create jobs, we have got to ensure that our trading partners don't stack the deck. we want trade. we want more of it. we want fair trade, not this kind of phony free trade. in fact, madam president, almost every country in the world practices trade accordi
senator stabenow from michigan has been very involved. senator graham from south carolina, a republican, has been very involved in understanding that these kinds of currency manipulations undermine american jobs -- cost us american jobs, undermine our economy. this bill would make sure that the designation would ensure the government has the tools to respond on behalf of american manufacturers and workers by imposing these counterveiling duties on subsidized exports. it's simple,...
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there are cities in michigan -- oh, shut up. [ cheers and applause ] >> you know, firing those air traffic controllers, i'm pro union, was what sent the word to moscow this guy was real. >> yeah. >> i absolutely know that as a fact. it got over there. they said, he has steel in his spine, look out. i think when i met reagan one time, i was working for speaker o'neill and weren't exactly in friendly territory. i felt i was meeting jimmy cagney, not jimmy stewart. i think that jimmy cagney, don't touch the gutter, little tough guy from the street, you've got it. it's what people like in the fighter they got on their side. >> if you look at opening of the debate last night when they paraded the seven dwarves and the candidates come out. perry's body -- literally his chest is stuck out. he's like this. he's ready for a fight. i just think republicans, they don't -- the mitt romney, doesn't matter what he says. romney did a great job last night. romney tries to fight, it's like when obama tries to fight. it's not who he is. once again, who is the one republican president of the last several dec
there are cities in michigan -- oh, shut up. [ cheers and applause ] >> you know, firing those air traffic controllers, i'm pro union, was what sent the word to moscow this guy was real. >> yeah. >> i absolutely know that as a fact. it got over there. they said, he has steel in his spine, look out. i think when i met reagan one time, i was working for speaker o'neill and weren't exactly in friendly territory. i felt i was meeting jimmy cagney, not jimmy stewart. i think that...
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he testified with other economists and a former michigan gov. john engler, who is the president of the business roundtable. bill nelson chairs the senate finance committee. the hearing is two hours. >> if this congress does not get serious, then the structural budget imbalances facing this economy could permanently reduce the labor productivity and economic growth for years to come. a launching point for getting our fiscal house in order should haul of the federal income tax code. if that means lowering tax rates, eliminating tax expenditures, and other loopholes, and simplifying the tax code, then so be it. we hear a lot about entitlement programs, so security and medicare in particular. -- social security and medicare in particular. we do not hear about that 250 entitlement programs put into the tax code. the various tax credits, deductions, and exclusions grafted on to the tax code are entitlement programs, pure and simple. and if you are eligible, you can claim the benefit. and it is in the expenditure. and there is no application process in
he testified with other economists and a former michigan gov. john engler, who is the president of the business roundtable. bill nelson chairs the senate finance committee. the hearing is two hours. >> if this congress does not get serious, then the structural budget imbalances facing this economy could permanently reduce the labor productivity and economic growth for years to come. a launching point for getting our fiscal house in order should haul of the federal income tax code. if that...
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john ingler, three-term governor of michigan, president of the business round table. he was president and c.e.o. of the national association of manufacturers. and edward kleinbar, chief of staff of the joint committee of taxation from 2007 to 2009. he has 20 years of experience practicing tax law in new york and is currently the professor of law at the university of southern california. it's an extraordinary panel. thank you for honoring us with your presence. senator crepo. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate your holding this hearing as well. i want to focus at the outset on one of your early comments that as any part of the important needed changes we need to be making in america today with regard to economic and fiscal policy, tax reform is one of the key pieces that we must not allow to be ignored. as you know, i've been working with a group of six, it's been called a gang. i know you've been working in other contexts, snoort widen as well, who has a proposal of his own. one area agreement i think we have among us and among others is that in addition to cont
john ingler, three-term governor of michigan, president of the business round table. he was president and c.e.o. of the national association of manufacturers. and edward kleinbar, chief of staff of the joint committee of taxation from 2007 to 2009. he has 20 years of experience practicing tax law in new york and is currently the professor of law at the university of southern california. it's an extraordinary panel. thank you for honoring us with your presence. senator crepo. >> thank you,...
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>> not to take it back to college football but i got to plug here, michigan. >> it was great. two mediocre football teams playing a very good game as we fought on twit beter about that >> the fact check feature goes through debates and shows you who tells what truths, half truths, nontruths. it's worth checking out. >> i'm playgrounding my two fantasy football teams. i'm the high point total in both leagues. wes welker in one, tom brady in the other. i'm quitting. that's it for this edition of "the daily rundown." coming up next we'll have chris jansing and company. then at 1:00 don't miss "andrea mitchell reports." we'll see you tomorrow. >>> temperatures are really the only problem out there today. we're not going to see much in the way of rain or thunderstorms. cold front going through the great lakes make it a little breezy but that'll be about it. then detroit, possibly a stray storm for you but i don't think you'll have any big airport delays. east coast looks okay. still very hot in texas. on the west coast some scattered storms near arizona. ♪ ooh baby, looks like yo
>> not to take it back to college football but i got to plug here, michigan. >> it was great. two mediocre football teams playing a very good game as we fought on twit beter about that >> the fact check feature goes through debates and shows you who tells what truths, half truths, nontruths. it's worth checking out. >> i'm playgrounding my two fantasy football teams. i'm the high point total in both leagues. wes welker in one, tom brady in the other. i'm quitting. that's...
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the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: mr. speaker, i rise to claim as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. conyers: i begin by congratulating howard coble, north carolina senior member of the judiciary committee, who is the sponsor of this bill and agree with him entirely. it was reported by our committee by voice vote and no amendment, his explanation is thorough and i appreciate his inclination for detail which had us make this important modification of appeal time clarification and i would at this point, mr. speaker, submit my statement for the record and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered and the gentleman from michigan yields the balance of his time. the gentleman from north carolina. mr. coble: i thank my friend from michigan for his kind words. thank you, john. and, mr. speaker, i also yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: all time having been yielded, the question is will the house suspend the
the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: mr. speaker, i rise to claim as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. conyers: i begin by congratulating howard coble, north carolina senior member of the judiciary committee, who is the sponsor of this bill and agree with him entirely. it was reported by our committee by voice vote and no amendment, his explanation is thorough and i appreciate his inclination for detail which had us make this important...
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host: let's go to griffin, independent in michigan. caller: i keep hearing about the secretary of warren buffett. i do taxes. i figure if the secretary has a standard deduction, she would have to have an income of 90,000 a year. that would equal his 17.4%. using the word secretary, which is 50,000 on average at best in michigan and using that as an example is very disingenuous. i would like to hear it stop. host: we have a comment on twitter. echoing a the sentiments of a caller a moment ago. caller: i think it is unfair as far as the taxes that the rich pay, which is really nothing. i do not know if anyone has ever watched, because my grandkids watched the sweet 16 parties. it is nothing for them to spend $100,000 for their kids parties and then on top of that really expensive cars. the rich do not fight wars. their children do not go to fight wars. they should pay extra, because we are making them safe and allowing them to have their free will and the expense of the lives. and they can appear -- paid $20,000 for a pair of shoes. it i
host: let's go to griffin, independent in michigan. caller: i keep hearing about the secretary of warren buffett. i do taxes. i figure if the secretary has a standard deduction, she would have to have an income of 90,000 a year. that would equal his 17.4%. using the word secretary, which is 50,000 on average at best in michigan and using that as an example is very disingenuous. i would like to hear it stop. host: we have a comment on twitter. echoing a the sentiments of a caller a moment ago....
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[laughter] and how does a kid from grove city, ohio who worked at mcdonald's earn scholarships to michigan state, oxford university, and the university of chicago law school? >> i worked hard in school, had really terrific teachers, and i think i was fortunate. >> and timely, last question, what has it meant to you that mike dewine who defeated you last year? >> attorney general and i have maintained a friendly relationship in what was a tough election. i think that's to his credit, and i hope mine, and i appreciate what he had to say about me very much. >> let me conclude, mr. chairman. his background and experience shows he's the een tone of the public servant, and it's not only bad for consumers if the nomination is hijacked, but it's bad for the country if he's treated as a pawn in a cynical washington game, so i hope you're here, the colleagues change their minds having met you and seen the quality you show as a nominee. thank you, mr. chairman. >> senator menendez. >> well, thank you, mr. chairman. mr. attorney general, you seem to have a strong record on consumer protection issues,
[laughter] and how does a kid from grove city, ohio who worked at mcdonald's earn scholarships to michigan state, oxford university, and the university of chicago law school? >> i worked hard in school, had really terrific teachers, and i think i was fortunate. >> and timely, last question, what has it meant to you that mike dewine who defeated you last year? >> attorney general and i have maintained a friendly relationship in what was a tough election. i think that's to his...